The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Complete

da Vinci Leonardo

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  1. 1.Volume 1original only · 1 min
  2. 2.Prefaceoriginal only · 13 min
  3. 3.Prolegomena and General Introduction to the Book on Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  4. 4.Linear Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  5. 5.Six Books on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 2 min
  6. 6.Perspective of Disappearanceoriginal only · 1 min
  7. 7.Theory of Coloursoriginal only · 1 min
  8. 8.Perspective of Colour and Aerial Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  9. 9.On the Proportions and on the Movements of the Human Figureoriginal only · 1 min
  10. 10.Botany for Painters, and Elements of Landscape Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  11. 11.The Practice of Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  12. 12.Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorationsoriginal only · 5 min
  13. 13.Introductionoriginal only · 1 min
  14. 14.Introductionoriginal only · 2 min
  15. 15.Introductionoriginal only · 2 min
  16. 16.Introductionoriginal only · 3 min
  17. 17.On the Three Branches of Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  18. 18.On Painting and Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  19. 19.The Discourse on Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  20. 20.On the Sections of [the Book On] Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  21. 21.Of the Mistakes Made by Those Who Practise Without Knowledgeoriginal only · 1 min
  22. 22.Introduction to Perspective:—That Is of the Function of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  23. 23.Of the 10 Attributes of the Eye, All Concerned in Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  24. 24.On Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  25. 25.Of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  26. 26.Of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  27. 27.On Paintingoriginal only · 3 min
  28. 28.On Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  29. 29.On Perspectiveoriginal only · 3 min
  30. 30._iioriginal only · 3 min
  31. 31.On Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  32. 32.Of the Natural Pointoriginal only · 1 min
  33. 33.Definition of the Nature of the Lineoriginal only · 1 min
  34. 34.How We May Conclude That a Superficies Terminates in a Point?original only · 1 min
  35. 35.Of Drawing Outlineoriginal only · 3 min
  36. 36.In What Way the Eye Sees Objects Placed in Front of Itoriginal only · 3 min
  37. 37.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  38. 38.To Prove How Objects Reach the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  39. 39.Elements of Perspectiveoriginal only · 6 min
  40. 40.Perspectiveoriginal only · 4 min
  41. 41.Perspectiveoriginal only · 8 min
  42. 42.Prove How All Objects, Placed in One Position, Are All Everywhere and All in Each Partoriginal only · 2 min
  43. 43.How the Images of Objects Received by the Eye Intersect Within the Crystalline Humour of the Eyeoriginal only · 2 min
  44. 44.The Principle on Which the Images of Bodies Pass in Between the Margins of the Openings by Which They Enteroriginal only · 1 min
  45. 45.Of the Movement of the Edge at the Right or Left, or the Upper, or Lower Edgeoriginal only · 2 min
  46. 46.Of the Central Line of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  47. 47.As to Whether the Central Line of the Image Can Be Intersected, or Not, Within the Openingoriginal only · 1 min
  48. 48.How the Innumerable Rays from Innumerable Images Can Converge to a Pointoriginal only · 4 min
  49. 49.Of the Plane of Glassoriginal only · 1 min
  50. 50.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  51. 51.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  52. 52.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  53. 53.Perspectiveoriginal only · 3 min
  54. 54.Simple Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  55. 55.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  56. 56.Why When an Object Is Placed Close to the Eye Its Edges Are Indistinctoriginal only · 1 min
  57. 57.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  58. 58.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  59. 59.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  60. 60.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  61. 61.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  62. 62.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  63. 63.Perspective—Propositionoriginal only · 1 min
  64. 64.Definitionoriginal only · 1 min
  65. 65.Of Linear Perspectiveoriginal only · 2 min
  66. 66.Of the Diminution of Objects at Various Distancesoriginal only · 1 min
  67. 67.Of the Degrees of Diminutionoriginal only · 1 min
  68. 68.I Give the Degrees of the Objects Seen by the Eye As the Musician Does the Notes Heard by the Earoriginal only · 1 min
  69. 69.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  70. 70.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  71. 71.Of Equal Objects the Most Remote Look the Smallestoriginal only · 3 min
  72. 72.Of a Mixture of Natural and Artificial Perspectiveoriginal only · 2 min
  73. 73.IIIoriginal only · 2 min
  74. 74.General Introductionoriginal only · 1 min
  75. 75.Introductionoriginal only · 2 min
  76. 76.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  77. 77.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  78. 78.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  79. 79.Of the Three Kinds of Light That Illuminate Opaque Bodiesoriginal only · 1 min
  80. 80.Of Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  81. 81.What Light and Shadow Areoriginal only · 1 min
  82. 82.Of the Nature of Shadoworiginal only · 1 min
  83. 83.What Is the Difference Between a Shadow That Is Inseparable from a Body and a Cast Shadow?original only · 1 min
  84. 84.How There Are 2 Kinds of Light, One Separable From, and the Other Inseparable from Bodiesoriginal only · 1 min
  85. 85.Memorandum of Things I Require to Have Granted [as Axioms] in My Explanation of Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  86. 86.First Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 4 min
  87. 87.The Rays Whether Shaded or Luminous Have Greater Strength and Effect at Their Points Than at Their Sidesoriginal only · 1 min
  88. 88.Of the Highest Lights Which Turn and Move As the Eye Moves Which Sees the Objectoriginal only · 1 min
  89. 89.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  90. 90.Of Light and Lustreoriginal only · 1 min
  91. 91.What Bodies Have Light Upon Them Without Lustre?original only · 1 min
  92. 92.What Bodies Will Display Lustre But Not Look Illuminated?original only · 1 min
  93. 93.Shows How Light from Any Side Converges to One Pointoriginal only · 4 min
  94. 94.Of the Different Light and Shade in Various Aspects and of Objects Placed in Themoriginal only · 1 min
  95. 95.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  96. 96.Second Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  97. 97.That Portion of a Body in Light and Shade Will Be Least Luminous Which Is Seen Under the Least Amount of Lightoriginal only · 4 min
  98. 98.Of Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  99. 99.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  100. 100.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  101. 101.Third Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  102. 102.Shadow and Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  103. 103.Of Simple Derived Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  104. 104.Of Compound Derived Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  105. 105.Of Shadoworiginal only · 2 min
  106. 106.How a Cast Shadow Can Never Be of the Same Size As the Body That Casts Itoriginal only · 1 min
  107. 107.Of the Pyramidal Shadoworiginal only · 1 min
  108. 108.All Bodies, in Proportion As They Are Nearer To, or Farther from the Source of Light, Will Produce Longer or Shorter Derived Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  109. 109.Of Paintingoriginal only · 3 min
  110. 110.The Farther the Derived Shadow Is Prolonged the Lighter It Becomesoriginal only · 1 min
  111. 111.On Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  112. 112.How Shadows Fade Away at Long Distancesoriginal only · 1 min
  113. 113.Of the Compound Shadow F, R, C, H Caused by a Single Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  114. 114.The Action of the Light As from Its Centreoriginal only · 1 min
  115. 115.Prooforiginal only · 1 min
  116. 116.Of the Shadow Cast by a Body Placed Between 2 Equal Lightsoriginal only · 2 min
  117. 117.Of Simple Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  118. 118.Answeroriginal only · 2 min
  119. 119.Definitionoriginal only · 2 min
  120. 120.How and When the Surroundings in Shadow Mingle Their Derived Shadow with the Light Derived from the Luminous Bodyoriginal only · 1 min
  121. 121.Fourth Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 3 min
  122. 122.Of Shadows Which Never Come to an Endoriginal only · 1 min
  123. 123.The Body Which Is Nearest to the Light Casts the Largest Shadow, and Why?original only · 1 min
  124. 124.Why a Shadow Larger Than the Body That Produces It Becomes Out of Proportionoriginal only · 1 min
  125. 125.Why a Shadow Which Is Larger Than the Body Causing It Has Ill-Defined Outlinesoriginal only · 1 min
  126. 126.Of Modified Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  127. 127.Of the Opinion of Some That a Triangle Casts No Shadow on a Plane Surfaceoriginal only · 2 min
  128. 128.Fifth Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  129. 129.Of the Way in Which the Shadows Cast by Objects Ought to Be Definedoriginal only · 1 min
  130. 130.Of Reverberationoriginal only · 1 min
  131. 131.Where There Can Be No Reflected Lightsoriginal only · 1 min
  132. 132.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  133. 133.The Mirrororiginal only · 2 min
  134. 134.Of the Shadow and Its Motionoriginal only · 1 min
  135. 135.Of the Motion of Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  136. 136.Sixth Book on Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  137. 137.Perspectiveoriginal only · 5 min
  138. 138.That Part of the Reflection Will Be Brightest Where the Reflected Rays Are Shortestoriginal only · 4 min
  139. 139.IVoriginal only · 1 min
  140. 140.Of the Diminished Distinctness of the Outlines of Opaque Bodiesoriginal only · 1 min
  141. 141.Of the Diminution in Perspective of Opaque Objectsoriginal only · 3 min
  142. 142.Of the Atmosphere That Interposes Between the Eye and Visible Objectsoriginal only · 1 min
  143. 143.Of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  144. 144.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  145. 145.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  146. 146.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  147. 147.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  148. 148.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  149. 149.Of Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  150. 150.Of Ordinary Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  151. 151.Of Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  152. 152.Of Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  153. 153.Of Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  154. 154.Why Bodies in Light and Shade Have Their Outlines Altered by the Colour and Brightness of the Objects Serving As a Background to Themoriginal only · 1 min
  155. 155.On Light Between Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  156. 156.To Prove How It Is That Luminous Bodies Appear Larger, at a Distance, Than They Areoriginal only · 1 min
  157. 157.To Prove How You May See the Real Size of Luminous Bodiesoriginal only · 1 min
  158. 158.Perspectiveoriginal only · 2 min
  159. 159.Different Portions of a Wall Surface Will Be Darker or Brighter in Proportion As the Light or Shadow Falls on Them at a Larger Angleoriginal only · 1 min
  160. 160.Voriginal only · 1 min
  161. 161.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  162. 162.Of Shadoworiginal only · 1 min
  163. 163.Of Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  164. 164.Exampleoriginal only · 1 min
  165. 165.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  166. 166.Of the Rays Which Convey Through the Air the Images of Objectsoriginal only · 1 min
  167. 167.Of Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  168. 168.Of the Intersections of the Images in the Pupil of the Eyeoriginal only · 1 min
  169. 169.Of the Nature of the Rays Composed of the Images of Objects, and of Their Intersectionsoriginal only · 1 min
  170. 170.Any Shadow Cast by an Opaque Body Smaller Than the Light Causing the Shadow Will Throw a Derived Shadow Which Is Tinged by the Colour of the Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  171. 171.Of the Colours of Simple Derived Shadowsoriginal only · 2 min
  172. 172.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  173. 173.Of Coloursoriginal only · 1 min
  174. 174.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  175. 175.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  176. 176.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  177. 177.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  178. 178.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  179. 179.What Portion of a Coloured Surface Ought in Reason to Be the Most Intenseoriginal only · 1 min
  180. 180.Why Beautiful Colours Must Be in the [highest] Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  181. 181.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  182. 182.The Adversaryoriginal only · 1 min
  183. 183.The Answeroriginal only · 2 min
  184. 184.That the Eye Has No Part in Producing the Colours of the Rainboworiginal only · 1 min
  185. 185.Of the Colours in the Feathers of Certain Birdsoriginal only · 1 min
  186. 186.VIoriginal only · 1 min
  187. 187.Of the Visibility of Coloursoriginal only · 1 min
  188. 188.All Colours Are at a Distance Undistinguishable and Undiscernibleoriginal only · 1 min
  189. 189.How a Painter Should Carry Out the Perspective of Colour in Practiceoriginal only · 2 min
  190. 190.Of Aerial Perspectiveoriginal only · 2 min
  191. 191.Why the Atmosphere Must Be Represented As Paler Towards the Lower Portionoriginal only · 1 min
  192. 192.Of the Mode of Treating Remote Objects in Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  193. 193.Of the Colour of the Atmosphereoriginal only · 8 min
  194. 194.307. Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  195. 195.VIIoriginal only · 35 min
  196. 196.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  197. 197.Of the Motions of the Fingersoriginal only · 2 min
  198. 198.Of the Loins, When Bentoriginal only · 1 min
  199. 199.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  200. 200.Of [change Of] Attitudeoriginal only · 1 min
  201. 201.Of Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  202. 202.Of the Different Measurements of Boys and Menoriginal only · 1 min
  203. 203.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  204. 204.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  205. 205.Of the Agreement of the Proportion of the Limbsoriginal only · 1 min
  206. 206.How Young Boys Have Their Joints Just the Reverse of Those of Men, As to Sizeoriginal only · 3 min
  207. 207.Of Drawingoriginal only · 3 min
  208. 208.Of the Human Body in Actionoriginal only · 1 min
  209. 209.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  210. 210.Of the Strength of Manoriginal only · 4 min
  211. 211.Of the Nature of the Folds in Draperyoriginal only · 1 min
  212. 212.Exampleoriginal only · 1 min
  213. 213.Of Small Folds in Draperiesoriginal only · 2 min
  214. 214.VIIIoriginal only · 3 min
  215. 215.Treesoriginal only · 2 min
  216. 216.Of the Scars on Treesoriginal only · 1 min
  217. 217.Of the Ramificationoriginal only · 1 min
  218. 218.Why, Very Frequently, Timber Has Veins That Are Not Straightoriginal only · 1 min
  219. 219.Of the Ramifications of Plantsoriginal only · 4 min
  220. 220.Of the Insertion of the Branches on Plantsoriginal only · 2 min
  221. 221.A Description of the Elmoriginal only · 2 min
  222. 222.Of the Insertion of the Leaves on the Branchesoriginal only · 1 min
  223. 223.Of the Ramifications of Trees and Their Foliageoriginal only · 2 min
  224. 224.Light on Branches and Leaves (420—422)original only · 1 min
  225. 225.Of the Accidents of Colouring in Treesoriginal only · 1 min
  226. 226.Of the Visibility of These Accidentsoriginal only · 1 min
  227. 227.Of the Shadows of a Leaforiginal only · 5 min
  228. 228.Of Dark Leaves in Front of Transparent Onesoriginal only · 1 min
  229. 229.Of the Lights on Dark Leavesoriginal only · 1 min
  230. 230.Of the Lights on Leaves of a Yellowish Greenoriginal only · 1 min
  231. 231.Of a Generally Distributed Light As Lighting Up Treesoriginal only · 1 min
  232. 232.Of the Shadows of Verdureoriginal only · 1 min
  233. 233.Of the Illuminated Part of Verdure and of Mountainsoriginal only · 1 min
  234. 234.Of Trees That Are Lighted by the Sun and by the Atmosphereoriginal only · 1 min
  235. 235.Of Depicting a Forest Sceneoriginal only · 1 min
  236. 236.On Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  237. 237.Of the Herbs of the Fieldoriginal only · 1 min
  238. 238.Of Trees Which Are Between the Eye and the Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  239. 239.From Whence to Depict a Landscapeoriginal only · 1 min
  240. 240.Of Trees to the Southoriginal only · 1 min
  241. 241.Of Meadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  242. 242.Of the 4 Points of the Compass [in Landscapesoriginal only · 1 min
  243. 243.Of Trees in the Eastoriginal only · 1 min
  244. 244.Of the Shadows in Treesoriginal only · 1 min
  245. 245.Of Trees to the Eastoriginal only · 1 min
  246. 246.Objects in High Light Show But Little, But Between Light and Shadow They Stand Out Welloriginal only · 1 min
  247. 247.Of the Spaces [showing the Sky] in Trees Themselvesoriginal only · 1 min
  248. 248.Of Trees Which Conceal These Spaces in One Anotheroriginal only · 1 min
  249. 249.Of Treesoriginal only · 3 min
  250. 250.Trees at a Short Distanceoriginal only · 5 min
  251. 251.Of Trees and Lights on Themoriginal only · 1 min
  252. 252.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  253. 253.Of Painting in a Landscapeoriginal only · 1 min
  254. 254.Of Landscapesoriginal only · 1 min
  255. 255.Of Light and Shadow in a Townoriginal only · 2 min
  256. 256.Of Towns or Other Buildings Seen in the Evening or the Morning Through the Mistoriginal only · 1 min
  257. 257.Why Objects Which Are High Up and at a Distance Are Darker Than the Lower Ones, Even If the Mist Is Uniformly Denseoriginal only · 1 min
  258. 258.Of the Smoke of a Townoriginal only · 1 min
  259. 259.Of Smoke and Dustoriginal only · 1 min
  260. 260.Of Representing Windoriginal only · 1 min
  261. 261.The Windoriginal only · 3 min
  262. 262.Of Clouds, Smoke and Dust and the Flames of a Furnace or of a Burning Kilnoriginal only · 2 min
  263. 263.IXoriginal only · 4 min
  264. 264.Moral Precepts for the Student of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  265. 265.A Warning Concerning Youths Wishing to Be Paintersoriginal only · 1 min
  266. 266.Of the Order of Learning to Draworiginal only · 1 min
  267. 267.Precepts for Drawingoriginal only · 1 min
  268. 268.Of Drawingoriginal only · 2 min
  269. 269.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  270. 270.How It Is Necessary to a Painter That He Should Know the Intrinsic Forms [structure] of Manoriginal only · 1 min
  271. 271.Of Study and the Order of Studyoriginal only · 2 min
  272. 272.What Rules Should Be Given to Boys Learning to Paintoriginal only · 1 min
  273. 273.How That Diligence [accuracy] Should First Be Learnt Rather Than Rapid Executionoriginal only · 1 min
  274. 274.Of the Life of the Painter in the Countryoriginal only · 1 min
  275. 275.Of the Life of the Painter in His Studiooriginal only · 1 min
  276. 276.Of Whether It Is Better to Draw with Companions or Notoriginal only · 1 min
  277. 277.Of Studying, in the Dark, When You Wake, or in Bed Before You Go to Sleeporiginal only · 1 min
  278. 278.Of the Time for Studying Selection of Subjectsoriginal only · 1 min
  279. 279.Of Positionsoriginal only · 1 min
  280. 280.That a Painter Is Not Admirable Unless He Is Universaloriginal only · 1 min
  281. 281.Of the Miserable Pretences Made by Those Who Falsely and Unworthily Acquire the Name of Paintersoriginal only · 1 min
  282. 282.How, in Important Works, a Man Should Not Trust Entirely to His Memory Without Condescending to Draw from Natureoriginal only · 1 min
  283. 283.Of Variety in the Figuresoriginal only · 1 min
  284. 284.How Something May Be Learnt Everywhereoriginal only · 1 min
  285. 285.Of the Means of Acquiring Universalityoriginal only · 1 min
  286. 286.Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  287. 287.Of Games to Be Played by Those Who Draworiginal only · 1 min
  288. 288.A Way of Developing and Arousing the Mind to Various Inventionsoriginal only · 1 min
  289. 289.The Artist's Studio.—Instruments and Helps for the Application of Perspective.—On Judging of a Pictureoriginal only · 1 min
  290. 290.Of the Painter's Window and Its Advantageoriginal only · 1 min
  291. 291.Of the Quality of the Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  292. 292.That the Light for Drawing from Nature Should Be High Uporiginal only · 1 min
  293. 293.The Kind of Light Requisite for Painting Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  294. 294.Of Small Lightsoriginal only · 1 min
  295. 295.Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  296. 296.Of the Quality of Lightoriginal only · 1 min
  297. 297.Of Selecting the Light Which Gives Most Grace to Facesoriginal only · 1 min
  298. 298.Of Drawing an Objectoriginal only · 1 min
  299. 299.Of a Mode of Drawing a Place Accuratelyoriginal only · 1 min
  300. 300.How to Learn to Place Your Figures Correctlyoriginal only · 2 min
  301. 301.A Method of Drawing an Object in Relief at Nightoriginal only · 2 min
  302. 302.To Draw a Figure on a Wall 12 Braccia High Which Shall Look 24 Braccia Highoriginal only · 3 min
  303. 303.How the Mirror Is the Master [and Guide] of Paintersoriginal only · 1 min
  304. 304.Of Judging Your Own Picturesoriginal only · 1 min
  305. 305.Of a Method of Learning Well by Heartoriginal only · 1 min
  306. 306.That a Painter Ought to Be Curious to Hear the Opinions of Every One on His Workoriginal only · 1 min
  307. 307.How in Small Objects Errors Are Less Evident Than in Large Onesoriginal only · 1 min
  308. 308.Why a Painting Can Never Appear Detached As Natural Objects Dooriginal only · 2 min
  309. 309.Why of Two Objects of Equal Size a Painted One Will Look Larger Than a Solid Oneoriginal only · 1 min
  310. 310.How High the Point of Sight Should Be Placedoriginal only · 1 min
  311. 311.Of the Way to Draw Figures for Historical Picturesoriginal only · 1 min
  312. 312.Of Placing a Figure in the Foreground of a Historical Pictureoriginal only · 1 min
  313. 313.Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  314. 314.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  315. 315.Of Drawing from Relieforiginal only · 1 min
  316. 316.Why Groups of Figures One Above Another Are to Be Avoidedoriginal only · 1 min
  317. 317.A Picture of Objects in Perspective Will Look More Lifelike When Seen from the Point from Which the Objects Were Drawnoriginal only · 5 min
  318. 318.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  319. 319.Where a Spectator Should Stand to Look at a Pictureoriginal only · 1 min
  320. 320.The Practical Methods of Light and Shade and Aerial Perspectiveoriginal only · 1 min
  321. 321.Of Painting: Of the Darkness of the Shadows, or I May Say, the Brightness of the Lightsoriginal only · 1 min
  322. 322.How the Painter Must Place Himself with Reference to the Light, to Give the Effect of Relieforiginal only · 1 min
  323. 323.That Shadows Cast by a Particular Light Should Be Avoided, Because They Are Equally Strong at the Ends and at the Beginningoriginal only · 1 min
  324. 324.How Light Should Be Thrown Upon Figuresoriginal only · 1 min
  325. 325.Of Helping the Apparent Relief of a Picture by Giving It Artificial Light and Shadeoriginal only · 1 min
  326. 326.Of Situationoriginal only · 1 min
  327. 327.Of the Judgment to Be Made of a Painter's Workoriginal only · 1 min
  328. 328.Of the Treatment of the Lightsoriginal only · 1 min
  329. 329.Of Shadows on Bodiesoriginal only · 1 min
  330. 330.Of Lights and Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  331. 331.Of the Way to Make the Shadow on Figures Correspond to the Light and to [the Colour] of the Bodyoriginal only · 1 min
  332. 332.Of Surrounding Bodies by Various Forms of Shadoworiginal only · 1 min
  333. 333.On Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  334. 334.Of Shadowsoriginal only · 1 min
  335. 335.Of the Backgrounds for Painted Figuresoriginal only · 1 min
  336. 336.Of the Background That the Painter Should Adopt in His Worksoriginal only · 1 min
  337. 337.How White Bodies Should Be Representedoriginal only · 1 min
  338. 338.Why Faces [seen] at a Distance Look Darkoriginal only · 1 min
  339. 339.Why a Man Seen at a Certain Distance Is Not Recognisableoriginal only · 1 min
  340. 340.The Reason Why Small Figures Should Not Be Made Finishedoriginal only · 1 min
  341. 341.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  342. 342.Of Portrait and Figure Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  343. 343.Of the Way to Learn to Compose Figures [in Groups] in Historical Picturesoriginal only · 1 min
  344. 344.Of a Method of Keeping in Mind the Form of a Faceoriginal only · 1 min
  345. 345.How You Should Set to Work to Draw a Head of Which All the Parts Shall Agree with the Position Given to Itoriginal only · 1 min
  346. 346.How to Know Which Side of an Object Is to Be More or Less Luminous Than the Otheroriginal only · 1 min
  347. 347.The Proof and Reason Why Among the Illuminated Parts Certain Portions Are in Higher Light Than Othersoriginal only · 1 min
  348. 348.Precepts in Paintingoriginal only · 2 min
  349. 349.That a Figure Is Not Admirable Unless It Expresses by Its Action the Passion of Its Sentimentoriginal only · 1 min
  350. 350.How an Angry Man Is to Be Figuredoriginal only · 1 min
  351. 351.How to Represent a Man in Despairoriginal only · 1 min
  352. 352.How You Should Make an Imaginary Animal Look Naturaloriginal only · 1 min
  353. 353.Of the Delusions Which Arise in Judging of the Limbsoriginal only · 1 min
  354. 354.Of the Selection of Beautiful Facesoriginal only · 1 min
  355. 355.Of the Muscles of Animalsoriginal only · 1 min
  356. 356.Of Undulating Movements and Equipoise in Figures and Other Animalsoriginal only · 1 min
  357. 357.Of Grace in the Limbsoriginal only · 3 min
  358. 358.Of Representing a Man Speaking to a Multitudeoriginal only · 2 min
  359. 359.Of the Disposition of Limbsoriginal only · 2 min
  360. 360.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  361. 361.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  362. 362.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  363. 363.Of Setting on the Limbsoriginal only · 1 min
  364. 364.Of the Action of the Figuresoriginal only · 1 min
  365. 365.Suggestions for Compositionsoriginal only · 1 min
  366. 366.Of the Way of Representing a Battleoriginal only · 5 min
  367. 367.Of Lighting the Lower Parts of Bodies Close Together, As of Men in Battleoriginal only · 1 min
  368. 368.Of the Way to Represent a Night [sceneoriginal only · 1 min
  369. 369.How to Represent a Tempestoriginal only · 2 min
  370. 370.To Represent the Delugeoriginal only · 1 min
  371. 371.Of the Deluge and How to Represent It in a Pictureoriginal only · 7 min
  372. 372.Description of the Delugeoriginal only · 8 min
  373. 373.The Artist's Materialsoriginal only · 1 min
  374. 374.Paper for Drawing Upon in Black by the Aid of Your Spittleoriginal only · 4 min
  375. 375.A Fine Yelloworiginal only · 1 min
  376. 376.Whiteoriginal only · 1 min
  377. 377.The Proportions of Coloursoriginal only · 1 min
  378. 378.To Prepare a Panel for Painting onoriginal only · 1 min
  379. 379.Oiloriginal only · 1 min
  380. 380.To Remove the Smell of Oiloriginal only · 1 min
  381. 381.To Restore Oil Colours That Have Become Dryoriginal only · 1 min
  382. 382.Oiloriginal only · 2 min
  383. 383.Varnish [or Powderoriginal only · 1 min
  384. 384.Varnish [or Powderoriginal only · 1 min
  385. 385.Varnish [or Powderoriginal only · 1 min
  386. 386.Varnish [or Powderoriginal only · 1 min
  387. 387.Mould(?)original only · 1 min
  388. 388.To Dilute White Wine and Make It Purpleoriginal only · 1 min
  389. 389.Fireoriginal only · 1 min
  390. 390.Fireoriginal only · 1 min
  391. 391.Fireoriginal only · 1 min
  392. 392.Philosophy and History of the Art of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  393. 393.He Who Despises Painting Loves Neither Philosophy Nor Natureoriginal only · 1 min
  394. 394.That Painting Surpasses All Human Works by the Subtle Considerations Belonging to Itoriginal only · 4 min
  395. 395.That Sculpture Is Less Intellectual Than Painting, and Lacks Many Characteristics of Natureoriginal only · 4 min
  396. 396.Of Paintingoriginal only · 1 min
  397. 397.That Painting Declines and Deteriorates from Age to Age, When Painters Have No Other Standard Than Painting Already Doneoriginal only · 2 min
  398. 398._xoriginal only · 28 min
  399. 399.Christoriginal only · 17 min
  400. 400.Truthoriginal only · 1 min
  401. 401.To Represent Ingratitudeoriginal only · 2 min
  402. 402.A Dress for the Carnivaloriginal only · 1 min
  403. 403.Volume 2original only · 1 min
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  430. 430.XI. (27)original only · 19 min
  431. 431.Section title: Notes on books and authors * There are characters present in the original footnotes that have accents - I have placed an asterisk next to themoriginal only · 30 min